Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made.
Bill Cosby (b. 1937) American comedian Fatherhood, ch. 1 (1986)
I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Bill Cosby (b. 1937) American comedian Fatherhood, ch. 3 (1986)